Ash tray receptacle and cover



Nov. 24, 1931. A; EARLES ET AL ASH TRAY RECEPTACLE AND COVER Filed June 18, 1930 Patented Nov. 24, 1931 p V i 'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE .AlVLALIA EARLES AND EDGAR H. BARBE, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ASH TRAY RECEPTACLE AND COVER Application filed June 18, 1930. Serial No. 461,972.

This invention relates to a receptacle for ing inturned tips adapted tobe disposed in waste and is especially applicable to embodithe slots 6 and toengage the upper end of ment in an ash tray. spring 8. The plug 9 has a threaded bore to It is an object of this invention to provide receive the threaded stem of a cover. The

a novel receptacle wherein a cover and bowl bowl 11 is provided with a bell shape lip 14 are so arranged that the bowl is normally flaring outwardly from a mouth 15. closed and a trough for receiving waste is A cover of substantially conical form desprovided. The bowl may be moved relative ignat'ed by 16 has secured thereto a threaded to the cover to provide an annular opening stem 17 with a head 18. The cover is such at the trough bottom for dumping waste into that it may be detachably secured in normalthe bowl. Thus, a normally closed bowl ly fixed position to the end of standard 4. which will house burning and smoking waste With the bowl 11 slidably mounted over the is provided and also a trough to serve as a standard in the position shown in Fig. 2, and receptacle. There are other objects and corthe cover 16 in positiomthe spring 8 will urge 15 respondingadvantages which will be appathe bowl into closed relation to the cover.

rent from the subjoine-d specification. There is an annular trough formed by the lip An embodiment of the invention is illusand cover into which ashes, remnants of burntrated in the accompanying drawings, in ing tobacco and other refuse may be placed. which By pressing downwardly upon the bowl, it

'20 Fig. 1 is an elevation of an ash tray; Fig. is moved away from the cover so that the 2 is an axial section of the upper portion as mouth 15 is open and such refuse contained seen on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is therein will fall. into the bowl. The cover is a section as seen on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. relatively positioned in expanded relation to Referring more particularly to the drawthe bowl so that it does not engage the refuse '25 ings. an embodiment of the invention in a which may be in the bowl. Upon release of suitable portable type of device. As shown, compartment and thus is smokeless. To empmobile ash tray is shown. This is merely the bowl it is moved upwardly in contracted illustrative of one embodiment of the inrelation to the bowl by spring 8 to closed po vention, as it will be apparent that the insition. Thus. the refuse may be transferred vention may be embodied in a fixed or any to the bowl where it is housed in a closed in upright position upon wheels 5. The bowl'lifted from the standard 4 and empstandard is tubular at the upper end and is tied. It may then be replaced and cover 16 provided with diametrically opposite slots secured in position.

an ornate designed standard 4 is supported ty thebowl, the cover 16 is unscrewed, and the l 35 6 at the upper end. Within the bore of and It is obvious that various mechanical fixed to the standard is an abutment plug 7 changes may bemade without departing from upon which rests a compression spring 8. the invention. At the top of the compression spring 8 is a hat we claim is:

' sliding plug 10 resting on spring 8. A plug 1. A receptacle for waste comprising a- 9 having a tapped bore is fixed to the top of standard. a bowl slidably mounted on said the standard 4. standard. a cover for said bowl normally A bowl 11 has a tubular guide member 12 fixed to said standard. and means urging said extending axially upward so that the bowl bowlin contracted relation against said cover. may be mounted over the standard. Fixed to 2. A receptacle for waste comprising a t the upper end of sleeve 12 are fingers 13 havstandard, a bowl slidably mounted on said standard, said bowl having an outflaring lip,

a cover for said bowl normally fixed to said c means urging said bowl'to closed position against said cover.

3. A receptacle for waste comprising a standard, a bowl slidably mounted on said standard", said bowl-having a bell shaped lip, a coverof substantially conical form normally fixed to said standard with 1ts seatlng edge arranged for engagement. with the have hereunto subscribed our names this 9th day of June, 1930.

AMALIA EARLES. EDGAR H. BARBIE.

mouth of said bowl whereby to form with said bowl an annular troughwhensaidbow] I, I

is closed, said bowl and cover being in contracted relation when closed, and means urging said bowl against said cover. I

'4; A"rec'eptacle for waste comprlslng a standard,-a bowl slidably mounted 'on the upper endofsaid standard, a coyer'for said bowl detachably fixed to said standard, said bowl and cover being contracted relation when closed, and means' urging said bowl upwardly against said cover. 1 v V 5.A-receptacle forwaste comprising a standard, a bowl slidably mounted on" the upper end of said standard, s'aid'bowl having an outflaring lip,"a cover for said bowl detachably fixed to saidstandard with its seating edge arranged for engagement with the mouth offsaidbowl' whereby a trough is'formed aboutfsai'd cover when in closed position, said bowl and coyer'being in con tracted relation when closed, and means urg:- ing said'bowl to closed position against said cover.'

"6. IL receptacle for waste comprisinga standard, abowlslidzibly mounted on the upper end of said standard,- said :bowl having' a bell shaped lip, a cover of substantially conical form detachably'fixed to said standard with its base arranged for abutment by the mouthof said bowl'whereby to form with said bowl an annular trough whensaid bowl isclosed, said bowl and cover being in contracted relation when closed,-andmeans urging said bowl against said cover.

'7. A receptacle for waste comprising a standard having a tubular upp'er'p'art, a

bowl'slidably mounted on the upper end 0 said standard, a cover for-said bowl detach- 

